Joe Torre Quotes about Winning

Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It's about preparation, courage, understanding and nurturing your people, and heart. Winning is the result.

Competing at the highest level is not about winning. It's about preparation, courage, understanding and nurturing your people, and heart. Winning is the result.

Joe Torre

Heart, Winning, People

We can learn from past failures and mistakes, but we shouldn't get stuck there. We can keep future goals in mind, but we shouldn't get stuck there, either. The only way to reach our potential is to focus on what we must do now - this moment, this day - to perform effectively and win.

Joe Torre

Mistake, Winning, Past

Joe Torre, Henry Dreher (1999). “Joe Torre's ground rules for winners: 12 keys to managing team players, tough bosses, setbacks, and success”, Hyperion Books

I do love the feeling of a big win. But you don't have to have a World Series ring to be a winner. A winner is somebody who goes out there every day and exhausts himself trying to get something accomplished. Being able to get the most from their ability. That's what characterizes a winner.

Joe Torre

Winning, Feelings, Trying

I have one goal with all my decision: to do whatever is needed to win today's game. I'm loyal to my players, and I stick with people because consistency builds confidence. But if I feel I have to make a change in order to win, I'll do it. I don't ask players to like my decisions, only to accept that I'm doing my job with one thing in mind - winning.

Joe Torre

Jobs, Winning, Player

Joe Torre, Henry Dreher (1999). “Joe Torre's ground rules for winners: 12 keys to managing team players, tough bosses, setbacks, and success”, Hyperion Books

There will be a time when everyone on the team is going to contribute to winning a pennant.

Joe Torre

Team, Winning

Winning is a lot of fun. I remember having a meeting a couple years ago and telling the guys: 'You're not enjoying yourselves.' O'Neill said to me afterwards, 'Skip, it's not fun unless you win.'

Joe Torre

Couple, Fun, Winning

I think that winning creates chemistry, as opposed to other way around. I've been on a lot of friendly teams that couldn't win, trust me.

Joe Torre

Team, Winning, Thinking

One winter, when I was 12, my older brother Frank (20) said to my father, 'We want you out of the house. We don't want anything other than the house we live in. We don't want anything from you. Just leave.' And he left.

Joe Torre

Brother, Father, Winning

If a club is winning, you never pay attention to a guy who's 0-for-10. If a club is losing, all of a sudden you'll find that he's the main reason why you're losing, which is absurd for me.

Joe Torre

Winning, Guy, Attention